Resumo
Definição
História e exame físico
Principais fatores diagnósticos
- fever
- pharyngitis
- cervical or generalized lymphadenopathy
- malaise
Outros fatores diagnósticos
- splenomegaly
- rash
- signs of hepatitis (hepatomegaly, jaundice)
- jaundice
- myalgia
Fatores de risco
- kissing
- sexual behavior
Investigações diagnósticas
Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas
- CBC
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific antibodies
- LFTs
Tests to avoid
- serum Monospot for EBV infection
- ultrasonography of abdomen
Investigações a serem consideradas
- real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- CT of abdomen
Algoritmo de tratamento
all patients
Colaboradores
Autores
George Turabelidze, MD, PhD
Medical Epidemiologist
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis
MO
Declarações
GT declares that he has no competing interests.
Revisores
Linda Kalilani, MBBS, MPhil, PhD
Epidemiologist
College of Medicine
University of Malawi
Zomba
Malawi
Declarações
LK declares that she has no competing interests.
Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FACP, FIDSA
Clinical Director
Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor of Medicine
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore
MD
Declarações
PGA declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewer acknowledgements
BMJ Best Practice topics are updated on a rolling basis in line with developments in evidence and guidance. The peer reviewers listed here have reviewed the content at least once during the history of the topic.
Disclosures
Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.
Referências
Principais artigos
Vetsika EK, Callan M. Infectious mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr virus. Expert Rev Mol Med. 2004 Nov 5;6(23):1-16. Resumo
Katz BZ. Update on chronic fatigue syndrome and Epstein-Barr virus. Pediatr Ann. 2002 Nov;31(11):741-4. Resumo
Ganzel TM, Goldman JL, Padhya TA. Otolaryngologic clinical patterns in pediatric infectious mononucleosis. Am J Otolaryngol. 1996 Nov-Dec;17(6):397-400. Resumo
De Paor M, O'Brien K, Fahey T, et al. Antiviral agents for infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Dec 8;(12):CD011487.Texto completo Resumo
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